Definition
A person who habitually exaggerates or overemphasizes minor issues.
Origins
From the idiomatic expression make a mountain out of a molehill.
In Context
- "Molehill mountaineers of the press consequently had to make what they could of the record: […]"
- "I would say you've become a "molehill mountaineer" – building big mountains from little molehills in order to avoid facing the real issue, your fear of emotional pain."
- "This theme may sound like a snore (at least to those readers who'd crave a full piece on molehill mountaineer Andrew Breitbart), […]"